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May 30, 1933. F HlMMEL ET AL 1,911,620

SUPPORTING BLOCK FOR STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 7, 1952 Patented May 30, 1933 UNITED STTES PATENT OFFICE FRED HIMMEL AND ISIDORE HIMMEL, OF NEW HAVEN, CON NECTICUT, ASSIGNORS TO,

THE HIMMEL BROTHERS COMPANY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNEGTICUT, A CORPORA- TION SUPPORTING-BLOCK FOR STORE-FRONT CONSTRUCTION Application filed January 7, 1932. Serial No. 585,286.

This invention relates to an improvement in supporting-blocks for store-front construction, and particularly blocks which are U- shape, intended to be placed in an inverted position and upon which a sheet of glass may rest. It often occurs that the edge of the glass is not perfectly even and so that the weight comes upon one end or the other of the block.

The object of this invention is to so form the block that it will align with the edge of the glass, and the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a broken view showing a storefront construction including a supportingblock;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a, front view with the frontmember of the storefront construct-ion removed; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a supportingblock, detached.

In carrying out our invention, we form the block 5 from sheet-metal or extruded metal of substantially U-shape, and the edges 6 and 7 are longitudinally bowed, and the sidewalls 8 and 9 perforated to receive a pin or stud 10, the perforations being in the longitudinal center of the block. This provides means for locating the blocks at predetermined points and avoids their movement in one direction or the other.

If the blocks are formed from sheet-metal, it is desirable to form the sides and top 11 with inwardly-extending corrugations 12, as these corrugations stiffen the block.

A sheet 13 of glass rests upon the top 11 of the block, and usually a cushion 14 of felt or other suitable material is placed between the edge of the glass and the top.

These blocks are used with strips of storefront material and may be of any preferred construction, here represented by a rear-member 15 and a front-member 16, the upper portions of which grip the glass between them, and the front-member may be coupled with the rear-member by a screw 17, or in any of the well-known means for this purpose.

lVe claim:

1. A supporting-block for store-front construction, comprising an inverted U-shaped block, the edges of which are longitudinally convex.

2. A supporting-block for store-front construction, consisting of an inverted U-shaped block, the edges of which are longitudinally bowed, and the sides of the block formed with aligned perforations at the longitudinal center of the block. I

3. A supporting-block for store-front construction, comprising an inverted U-shaped block, the edges of which are longitudinally convex, and the top and sides of the block formed with a series of inwardly-extending corrugations, the corrugations in the top intersecting the corrugations in the sides.

In testimony whereof, we have signed this specification.

- FRED HIMMEL.

ISIDORE HIMMEL. 

